Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5N-MX - uATX, LGA775 vs MSI K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P5N-MX - uATX, LGA775:Intel
- K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P5N-MX - uATX, LGA775:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- P5N-MX - uATX, LGA775:2
- K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5N-MX - uATX, LGA775:4 GB
- K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
Audio output channels
- P5N-MX - uATX, LGA775:5.1 channels
- K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX:7.1 channels

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Comparison of P5N-MX - uATX, LGA775, K9AGM3-FIH
30 specifications	A ASUS P5N-MX - uATX, LGA775 View product	B MSI K9AGM3-FIH motherboard Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9AGM3-FIH View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vista Premium
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers	1 x PCIe x16 1 x PCIe x1 2 x PCI	2 x PCI 1 x PCI-E
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	245 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	183 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GeForce 7050 GPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B

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